The Harvard Crimson | Writer | Annie C. Dorishttps://www.thecrimson.com/writer/1213873/Annie_C._Doris/Content by Annie C. Dorisen-usFri, 22 Feb 2019 14:05:22 +0000A Sweet Saturday in Cambridge: Harvard Square Chocolate Festival Attracts Hordeshttps://www.thecrimson.com/article/2019/1/28/chocolate-festival-harvard-square/Harvard students and Cambridge residents flooded Harvard Square to sample free treats at the Chocolate Tasting Event Saturday, part of the weekend’s 11th Annual Taste of Chocolate Festival.https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2019/1/28/chocolate-festival-harvard-square/Harvard Workers and Students March for TPS in Washington, D.C.https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2019/2/13/tps-march/Harvard students and employees joined thousands of marchers from across the country in Washington D.C. Tuesday to rally for the preservation of Temporary Protected Status, a program that provides some immigrants with temporary refuge in the United States if their home countries are affected by armed conflict or natural disaster.https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2019/2/13/tps-march/Donor’s Collection of Children’s Literature Sparks Houghton Library Renovations to Increase Accessibilityhttps://www.thecrimson.com/article/2019/1/25/houghton-renovations-accessibility/Houghton Library will undergo significant changes beginning this fall as part of a year-long renovation project designed to increase accessibility to the building, which houses Harvard’s rare manuscripts and books.https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2019/1/25/houghton-renovations-accessibility/With New Blog, Law Review Makes Case For Online Contenthttps://www.thecrimson.com/article/2017/10/20/law-review-blog/The Harvard Law Review launched a new online blog aimed at providing more accessible, timely content alongside their usual long-form fare.
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2017/10/20/law-review-blog/Harvard Wins $14K in Trademark Dispute with Turkish Schoolshttps://www.thecrimson.com/article/2019/2/5/harvard-turkey-lawsuit/Harvard will receive 73,000 Turkish lira — equivalent to roughly $14,000 — after Halil Çil, a Turkish citizen, licensed Harvard’s trademark to language and private schools in Turkey without the University's authorization.https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2019/2/5/harvard-turkey-lawsuit/Demand For Creative Writing Classes Reaches All-Time Highhttps://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/3/20/creative-writing-demand-increases/​The English Department received a record number of applications to its creative writing program this academic year, according to the program’s director.https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/3/20/creative-writing-demand-increases/Harvard Signs Amicus Brief Opposing More Stringent Student Visa Policieshttps://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/12/23/visa-changes-amicus/Harvard signed onto an amicus brief Friday that objects to Trump administration visa policy changes made in August that tightened visa overstay rules for international students. The University joins 64 other institutions of higher education in signing the brief.https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/12/23/visa-changes-amicus/'Like Fire in the Middle' of Harvard Yard: Baldwin-Inspired Sculpture Draws Viewershttps://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/9/10/art-installation-yard/The installation was inspired by James Baldwin’s 1964 text “Nothing Personal," published at the height of the Civil Rights movement. The artist, Teresita Fernández, said the nation still struggles with issues Baldwin exposed.https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/9/10/art-installation-yard/Philosophy Department Holds Conference on Incarceration and Reentryhttps://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/10/1/philosophy-department-incarceration-event/University Professor Danielle S. Allen, who gave opening remarks at the conference, said it is vital to canvass the topic of reentry in order to accomplish criminal justice reform.https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/10/1/philosophy-department-incarceration-event/McCarthy Hired as English, African and African American Studies Assistant Profhttps://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/4/12/english-af-am-appointment/"Jesse McCarthy stood out unequivocally as the hottest new star on the horizon,” the Chair of the African and African American Studies wrote of the new hire.
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/4/12/english-af-am-appointment/Creative Writing Program Offers Science Writing, 'Journalism in the Age of Trump'https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/9/5/new-workshops-2018/The Creative Writing Program is expanding its course offerings this academic year, particularly to include a wider variety of nonfiction workshops.https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/9/5/new-workshops-2018/Six Undergrads Win Inaugural ‘Transcript Project’https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/4/25/transcript-project-winners/To participate in the inaugural Transcript Project, a contest for undergraduates, students submitted a piece of work that reflected on their academic experiences at Harvard not captured by their grades. https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/4/25/transcript-project-winners/Harvard Deans Launch ‘Transcript Project' https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/2/2/transcript-project/Khurana and Kelsey announced the creation of the Transcript Project, a creative competition for students to reflect on their course choices and academic trajectory.
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/2/2/transcript-project/Gina M. Raimondo ’93 Recalls Harvard as Formativehttps://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/5/22/1993-gina-raimondo/Raimondo, a Democrat and the first female governor of the Ocean State, fondly remembers her time at Harvard.https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/5/22/1993-gina-raimondo/‘A Leader of Growing Stature in the Art World’: Sarah Lewis Makes Her Markhttps://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/5/11/sarah-lewis-feature/Lewis holds a joint assistant professorship in the Department of History of Art and Architecture and the Department of African and African American Studies.
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/5/11/sarah-lewis-feature/Quinton Zondervanhttps://www.thecrimson.com/article/2017/11/1/quinton-zondervan/Having worked on the Net Zero Action Plan and witnessed the 2015 Paris Agreement, Zondervan said he is passionate about sustainability and climate change issues.https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2017/11/1/quinton-zondervan/At Advising Fortnight, Humanities Admins Seek Students Amid Falling Interesthttps://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/4/6/humanities-advising-fortnight-2018/Thirty-one of the 67 events included in this year’s iteration of Advising Fortnight—an annual program—focused on concentrations that fall under the arts and humanities umbrella. https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/4/6/humanities-advising-fortnight-2018/ Arts and Humanities Juniors Prepare Senior Thesis Proposals https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/3/26/juniors-prepare-senior-thesis-proposals/With fewer than two months remaining in the spring semester, many juniors across arts and humanities concentrations are gearing up to submit senior thesis proposals.
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/3/26/juniors-prepare-senior-thesis-proposals/Theater, Dance, and Media Sees Doubled Concentratorshttps://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/3/1/tdm-four-years/The number of students concentrating in Theater, Dance, and Media—Harvard's youngest concentration at four years old—has almost doubled over the past three years.https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/3/1/tdm-four-years/In Fourth Year, TDM Continues Modest Growthhttps://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/3/1/tdm-fourth-year/Theater, Dance, and Media, in its fourth year as Harvard’s youngest concentration, is searching for new faculty members and diversifying its curriculum as it grows.
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/3/1/tdm-fourth-year/China Experts Analyze 19th Party Congresshttps://www.thecrimson.com/article/2017/10/24/china-party-congress/Chinese President Xi Jingping may continue to centralize his power even as the country’s ideological balance remains constant, experts predicted at the event.https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2017/10/24/china-party-congress/Reading List of Flagship Humanities Course Evolveshttps://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/2/16/hum10-reading-list/In extending the length of the class, the professors added a wider selection of books to the syllabus, which they tweak slightly each year. https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/2/16/hum10-reading-list/Professor Studies Book Exteriorshttps://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/2/9/david-alworth-book-cover/​While most English professors are largely concerned with what’s inside a book, David J. Alworth studies a text’s exterior.https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/2/9/david-alworth-book-cover/Harvard Offers Gullah for Second Semester https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/1/29/gullah-second-semester/​Gullah, a largely oral, African-American creole first taught at Harvard in the fall, is now being offered for a second semester. https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/1/29/gullah-second-semester/Professors Gates and Tatar Win NAACP Image Awardhttps://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/1/18/gates-tatar-naacp-award/The Image awards, presented each year on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, acknowledge “outstanding achievements and performances of people of color in the arts."https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/1/18/gates-tatar-naacp-award/